Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I don't know, maybe this is possible already... I usually spread tracks of the project to ~4-5 busses. but since tracks are not added randomly (and busses assigned as I see fit) it takes a bit of time to locate which tracks are assigned to which busses at a later time in making. It would be convenient to have an option at the Bus, to shows / highlight which tracks are going into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Morgon-Shaw Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Put the tracks into Folders and then name the Folders the same as your buss Edited July 19, 2023 by Mark Morgon-Shaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Mark, thanks... Not looking for workarounds. I would prefer it exactly as I described it. P.S. To be fair, I tried the method you described quite a few times in the past, but it just doesn't fit my workflow well. Edited July 19, 2023 by Misha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Assign track color to follow the bus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 If you change the color of the bus strip, all tracks which are connected to it will change to the same color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 35 minutes ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said: If you change the color of the bus strip, all tracks which are connected to it will change to the same color. Thanks, that would be ideal. I've thought about that and actually tried it yesterday, didn't work for me maybe a glitch. I will try on another project when I get back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Morgon-Shaw Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Misha said: I would prefer it exactly as I described it. Wouldn't we all. I've been asking for a sampler for about 15yrs but....workarounds Edited July 20, 2023 by Mark Morgon-Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 44 minutes ago, Mark Morgon-Shaw said: Wouldn't we all. I've been asking for a sampleer for about 15yrs but....workarounds No crying in my thread. I am out of tissues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, OutrageProductions said: Assign track color to follow the bus. 3 hours ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said: If you change the color of the bus strip, all tracks which are connected to it will change to the same color. Both are useful, but... If you have a set of tracks that have custom colors set already, changing Bus color will not overwrite these colored tracks. So you will still not know which Bus they belong to unless you expand and search individual tracks. It seems the easiest way to solve my request is to have an option to force color selected at the bus to all related tracks, even if they have other colors set. Edited July 19, 2023 by Misha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Misha said: If you have a set of tracks that have custom colors set already, changing Bus color will not overwrite these colored tracks. So you will still not know which Bus they belong to unless you expand and search individual tracks. "Follow Bus" is the default option unless you select default or other color. It's not ideal, but you'd have to set your busses before changing the color. Ideally, you'd have an option in the bus color dialog which forced all strips connected to the bus to be the same color as the bus itself. Edited July 19, 2023 by Bruno de Souza Lino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said: Ideally, you'd have an option in the bus color dialog which forced all strips connected to the bus to be the same color as the bus itself. YES THAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Morgon-Shaw Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Misha said: I am out of tissues. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) As a workaround, you can use t-shirt. P.S. BTW There are plenty of 3rd party samplers free, cheap and great. It would be "nice" for Cakewalk to have it, but there are choices. I think most fanboys/girls (including me) would agree that workflow is one of the main jewels of Cakewalk. I believe my request is valid in sense that it contributes to workflow with relatively minor add on. A "dialog which forced all strips connected to the bus to be the same color" Edited July 19, 2023 by Misha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Morgon-Shaw Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Misha said: I believe my request is valid in sense that it contributes to workflow with relatively minor add on. A "dialog which forced all strips connected to the bus to be the same color" It just adds a needless layer of complexity. You can already choose at track level whether it's a custom colour or follows the bus. Anything further is superflous. You basically have 3 choices : Default/No colour, Track Colour, Follow Bus Colour : If your workflow is such that you want to use a custom colour up to a certain point and then have it follow the bus colour all you need to do is add the tracks to a Quick Group and choose Follow Bus and they will all instantly switch to the new colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promidi Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Hold ALT while selecting a bus. All tracks that are routed to that bus will also be selected. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Promidi said: Hold ALT while selecting a bus. All tracks that are routed to that bus will also be selected. Thanks! ALT works beautifully! I still like the idea of option at the bus, to force color of that bus to tracks that have other or no color selected belonging to that bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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